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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 2fa067b3e..3efdbfd57 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ questions even if the preseeding below misses some. It's also possible to use DHCP to specify a preseed file to download from the network. DHCP allows specifying a filename. Normally this is a file to -netboot, but it it appears to be an URL then installation media that +netboot, but if it appears to be an URL then installation media that support network preseeding will download the file from the URL and use it as a preseed file. Here is an example of how to set it up in the dhcpd.conf for version 3 of the ISC DHCP server (the dhcp3-server Debian package). @@ -344,17 +344,20 @@ if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 3) = "d-i" { </screen></informalexample> <para> + Note that the above example limits this filename to DHCP clients that identify themselves as "d-i", so it will not affect regular DHCP clients, but only the installer. You can also put the text in a stanza for only one particular host to avoid preseeding all installs on your network. </para><para> + A good way to use the DHCP preseeding is to only preseed values specific to your network, such as the Debian mirror to use. This way installs on your network will automatically get a good mirror selected, but the rest of the installation can be performed interactively. Using DHCP preseeding to fully automate Debian installs should only be done with care. + </para> <sect2 id="preseed-bootparms"> |